3 Jersey City residents indicted in Bergen County robbery, kidnapping

Three Jersey City residents have been indicted by a Bergen County grand jury on charges they abducted of a Bogota woman who authorities say was forced to drive them to various places in Hudson County in an attempt to coerce a ransom.Ledger File Photo

Three Jersey City residents have been indicted by a Bergen County grand jury on charges they abducted a Bogota woman who authorities say was forced to drive them to various places in Hudson County in an attempt to coerce a ransom.

According to published reports, the three showed up at the victim’s apartment in Bogota around 9 a.m. on April 23, where Funches-Mikell knocked on her door, pretending to be a traveling saleswoman.

When the victim opened the door, Funches-Mikell and Jeff Theophile forced their way in while Theophile pointed a handgun at the woman.

After pillaging her apartment, the two forced her to drive around Hudson County for two hours in an attempt to intimidate her into giving them between $7,000 and $10,000, according to published reports.

The victim was eventually released unharmed on Communipaw Avenue in Jersey City.